It was as if a hungry wolf had been punched hard in the waist, and the intercepted Tatar cavalry dodged a small hole for a short time.

The good idea of the Tatar cavalry was to annihilate the 500 cavalry and capture Mao Bowen. Otherwise, they would have cut through the waist instead of pulling their bows sideways in front of them, and the most primitive lancers in the Ming army would not have achieved such a result.

Nearly 100 horsemen fell off their horses in this round of guns, some killed and some wounded.

Most of them were crashed because the front horse fell off the horse and the war horse was chaotic and couldn't dodge.

The sound of a gun on horseback touched the blind spot of the knowledge of the Tatar cavalry.

It seems that soon a second round may be heard, and it is inconvenient to reload ammunition on horseback, which also touches the blind spot of the knowledge of most ordinary Tatar soldiers.

Although the generals who led the team had this intention and shouted loudly and commanded, Mao Bowen and the others only needed a short time to finish the work.

One vertical and one horizontal, the interception of the Tatar cavalry failed to work, and the impact brought by the cavalry made their interception team instinctively show a small opening, and the cavalry behind had to pull out an arc in order to avoid the nearly 100 horsemen in front of the chaotic fall from their horses, which was really designed to chisel through the middle of the Ming army.

The reaction was very fast, and Mao Bowen was under the heavy escort of the Ming army.

"Bayonet on the periphery, bow in the middle! Your armor is much better than theirs! ”

There is no superfluous nonsense, the speed of movement of the Ming army has not changed.

The horse's hooves had stepped over the body of the fallen Tatar cavalry, and everyone in the remaining 400-odd Ming army was stimulated by the adrenal hormones they did not yet know existed, fighting for their own survival.

It was only more than three miles away from the military formation that came out of the south gate in Jining City, and when Mao Bowen narrowly drove through the Tatar cavalry's chiseled line, more than 100 horsemen were really cut off behind him.

The northern captives, who had previously been running before the part of the cavalry that had been bombarded by the guns, had now made a circle, and were ready to intercept them again in front of them.

"Go to the right, drag on time!"

Mao Bowen hoped that the Ming army who would go out of the city to meet him would carry artillery.

The artillery of the Ming Dynasty has been improved for more than ten years, and now even if it is a portable small cannon, the effective firing range has the old mileage, and the current range is about 500 range.

As long as it was pulled to a suitable distance, the Ming army out of the city could slightly stop the group of northern captives coming around the left front through artillery bombardment.

As for the more than 100 cavalry troops behind him who have been cut off...... Mao Bowen's heart is as hard as iron: for the battle situation, it is more important than anything else to arrive in Jining City safely!

It's war!

If I am ready to do my best to take Jining City first, then I can defend it for a longer time in the city; If he was attracted by the great emperor who had already set out to enter the Victory Fort, the dignified Ming military chief staff officer behind him in Jining City also made him have to leave enough strength to suppress the Ming army that might go out of the city to encircle him.

There is Yin Mountain, and the front and back covers are like a pocket. There is a huge risk on the way to cross the Yin Mountain and enter the front and back covers, and the war is unfavorable and it is not easy to exit.

Entering the Jining area from the gap at the end of the eastern end of Yinshan and then entering Datong is indeed more in line with the deployment and advancement of such a large-scale army.

Then Jining is crucial.

The horses' hooves were hurrying, and both the enemy and us were shouting on horseback, and finally to Mao Bowen's heart, he was slightly relieved that the cannon sound did indeed sound in the military formation of the defenders out of the city.

"Don't let him run! Don't hide, don't be afraid to die! Immortality will bless you! ”

To the dismay of Maubowen's heart, this group might have the last chance to intercept their Tatar cavalry, as if they were going to stop him and capture him at any cost.

Who made him call out his identity?

Even if most of the 3,000 horsemen were killed or wounded, what kind of merit was to kill the General Staff of the Ming Dynasty and even capture him alive?

At this moment, Mao Bowen shouted out in advance before he had some regrets.

Although it was to attract the attention of the defenders in the city as soon as possible, since they knew that the Ming army was expected to have a telescope and the Tatars did not, why not let them not be so excited?

Sure enough, because he was in danger and knew that he must not lose the morale of the Ming Dynasty here, he didn't think about it well.

Thinking of Tang Shunzhi, who was younger than him but in charge of the three sides when he was governor of Gansu, Mao Bowen felt even more that he was still inferior.

But anyway, now he is the General Staff of Military Affairs!

"I'm not greedy for life and afraid of death!" He roared loudly, "Brothers, the Ming Dynasty can't just break the military chief staff as soon as the war starts!" When we enter the city, I will take good care of my brother's family and treat it as my own family! ”

In fact, he doesn't need to be encouraged, the situation is like this, everyone knows that only by getting together and moving forward can they survive.

This is their duty to recruit as soldiers and defend their homes and country.

As Mao Bowen's guards, they would never have abandoned him in front of the defenders of Jining and used him as bait to survive.

Suddenly, the south of Jining City showed some tragic atmosphere.

The remaining nearly 300 horsemen guarded Mao Bowen, and the left front and rear were all red-eyed Tatar cavalry.

In this battle, only more than 100 of Mao Bowen's 500 guards broke through to the military formation that went out of the city to respond.

And the Tatar cavalry did not give up and immediately organized a charge. After all, the Ming army is out of the city, and it is better to fight than to attack the city.

Mao Bowen did not enter the city first, but commanded Ruoding in the military formation.

There are more than 2,000 Ming troops out of the city to respond, and what are you afraid of against the Tatar cavalry, which is already only more than 2,000?

By the time the Tatar cavalry had left hundreds of dead and wounded, and a new 5,000 cavalry was about to rush in, the Ming army had retreated to the cover of the huge cannons on the city wall.

Sudden changes, the Ming army paid the price of more than 300 sacrifices of the General Staff guards and more than 200 casualties of the defenders, and replaced the results of nearly 1,000 casualties of the Tatar interception cavalry.

"Da Ming will win!" As soon as Mao Bowen entered the city, he burst into tears, "The Tartars are coming quickly, and the officials are also coming quickly!" It happened suddenly, 3,000 intercepted 500, and nearly half of them were killed or wounded! ”

At this time, I received accurate information and knew what I had just missed.

“…… The Han emperor arrived at Fort Victory? ”

I replied that I looked to the south, only a hundred miles away?

If more than 100,000 elite soldiers cover up the past, can it succeed?

But their military chief staff actually dared to go deep into Jining, which was almost a lonely city.

Although it is not a lonely city, the elite soldiers of the Khan Court who have come here are, after all, hundreds of thousands, enough to besiege it.

"Leave him alone." I replied indifferently at Jining City, "When the people and slaves also arrive, they will start piling up earth to attack the city!" ”

He actually has no way out, could it be that if he doesn't seize the opportunity in this situation, he will return in vain?

Here, it is a dignified and upright opponent.

So many elite soldiers, people, husbands and slaves, is his strength.

The Ming Dynasty was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the Eastern Crusade could not return without success, which was also his strength.

It is indeed cruel to mounds of earth to siege the city, but Jining City is flat here, and there are enough of his people.

As long as Jining is captured and the military chief staff is captured, even if Zhuozi is in the mountains, the army's morale will be chaotic.

After losing Jining, would the Han emperor still dare to stay in Fort Victory?

……

Before Zhu Houxi arrived at Fort Victory, the sentinels had already sent back news from the north.

The northern captives had already arrived in Jining, and even Mao Bowen was intercepted on his way into the city.

Zhu Houxi also had some regrets in his heart. They have indeed misjudged my strategy this time.

I thought it was just an attack here, but I didn't expect it to be an all-out attack.

I thought that it would be difficult to do the siege that they were not good at, but I didn't expect that even if he had a large number of people, he would first pile up a solid result.

From a strategic point of view, if he can "subdue the lost territory", the authority of Altan and the morale of his command are indeed different.

On the contrary, if Jining is really lost, the defenders of the northern border of the Ming Dynasty will be in turmoil.

The psychological shadow caused by the Northern Captives is not so easy to completely eradicate.

It is a fact that Mao Bowen fought a field exchange in the breakout battle when he arrived in Jining, and it is also a fact that the Tatar army of hundreds of thousands is already preparing to besiege Jining.

"Your Majesty, it's going to be tough."

A little behind Zhu Houxi, Guo Xunce rode over and said his opinion.

Zhu Houxi didn't speak.

If it doesn't cost anything, can I defeat Jining before the defenders in other directions of the Ming Dynasty react or support the past?

Zhu Houxi knew that his next decision had to be correct.

is going to drag me in the north, and wait for Ma Fang's side to succeed in stealing the house so that he has no way to retreat.

He underestimated the pressure brought by the Ming Dynasty under his rule to Meta, and in my opinion, it was already the last chance for life and death.

Cornered, why don't you dare to fight again?

So I used all my strength, and the front was hard.

This is irrational, because Zhu Houxi always has the influence of another life experience in his mind: in fact, there are more choices.

Forbearance, scheming, waiting......

So the joys and sorrows of people are not connected? In my opinion, it is already a desperate situation?

So even if you are tough and tough, what do you get? Can you win?

Zhu Houxi let go of these thoughts and entered the mode of absolute coldness.

Since they are unwilling to give in, let's put an end to all this.

"Of all the Beiyu tribes, there are only two or three million people. Now that almost all the soldiers who can fight have appeared in Jining, the rest of the place is not so nervous. Zhu Houxi said calmly, "I believe that Jining can hold on for at least a while, and it is only one aspect of the hard encounter, and the order is Zhuozi, naturalization, Xinghe, Kaiping, and divide the troops to encircle!" ”

After all, I also learned to "gamble on the fortune of the country" by the Japanese people, but Zhu Houxi believed that the Ming Dynasty would not lose, even if it was necessary to sacrifice the defenders of Jining City!

Even if the forces encircled from the north were a little weaker, there was Ma Fang.

It will take a long time for the will to reach Kaiping, and then find Ma Fang through the sentry horse.

During this time, it may be enough for me to capture Jining City.

But in the final analysis, as long as he, the great tomorrow, is not ready to retreat, the Ming army in the north still needs to fight.

It's not that you can't win!

"Order the special operations battalion to block the line from Yinshan to Kaiping!" Zhu Houxi made a second will, "It is their greatest credit to cut off the news between the north and the south!" ”

Then came the third decree: "30,000 reinforcements from the Beijing camp went out of the border wall and arrived at the west bank of the Jining Sea." In the field, Daming will not lose! ”

Guo Xun clenched his fists: "The minister receives the order!" ”

Zhu Houxi looked at him: "You want to lead the army in person?" ”

Guo Xun laughed: "The minister can't repay the gentleman's kindness, at this time, who is the minister?" ”

“…… Well, remember, I won't retreat! Zhu Houxi's face was firm, "I still say that, I hope you and I will triumph together!" ”

"Yes!" Guo Xun met the emperor's eyes and nodded emphatically, "Yes!" ”

No matter what he has experienced, he, the Marquis of Wuding, has finally become the Duke of Yiguo of the Ming Dynasty.

He has also enjoyed the honor of so many years.

This time, Yu Dayou is not here, he may be much worse.

But the generals under his hands, the Beijing camp of the Ming Dynasty, are not back then.

Guo Xun saluted and patted his horse forward.

The emperor also left 10,000 Beijing camps by his side, and there were Jingyu Wubao generals, and there were his 30,000 Beijing camps in front, and the defense lines of Liangcheng, Tucheng, and Maoerzhuang.

To the south of Jining, he was the barrier in front of the emperor.

I also knew that when so many people under his command appeared in Jining, Daming would naturally divide his troops and encircle him next.

It's still the kind of trick that wants to round him up, but it's like this now, it just depends on who is stronger.

So many generals are real monsters.

No nets are useless.

When it comes to retreating, the net is also fragile.

But is there still a need to retreat?

He had to make a huge deal so that others could understand that the Ming was not invincible.

Siege is a very labor-intensive and cruel siege method.

Outside the city walls, piling up earth slopes that lead to the city walls can indeed break through the city defenses more effectively.

The premise is that the terrain is flat, the walls are not high, and there is no wide moat.

This is the case in Jining City now.

The artillery fire of the Ming army was indeed very deterrent, but once the number of people was enough, the basic size of Tushan was built, and the threat of artillery fire was limited.

I replied and estimated the time.

In the face of such a large number of troops in the Khan's court, the reinforcements coming from the south would never dare to march hastily. It will take at least two or three days for tens of thousands of troops to advance to the south of Jining City.

The east and west sides are the same, and the north side will block his way back for a longer time.

This is the prime time for siege.

With enough troops, you can arrange a rotating team to keep the defenders exhausted.

Even if you consume one or two thousand elite soldiers and tens of thousands of people, what about it?

"Existential Battle! Command the army on three sides, not for a moment! ”

There are also three enclosures and one that let go of the south side.

But the cavalry on the north shore of Jining Sea is still there, as long as the defenders in the city really abandon the city and flee south, they will also be pursued.

In Jining City, Mao Bowen and the guards looked at the two dirt slopes that gradually formed in the east and north, and they were still unmoved.

Mao Bowen has completely calmed down.

"After more than ten years on the run, he doesn't know the current Ming army."

Mao Bowen said lightly, "The north of the city, the east of the city, and the west of the city can deal with the attack, and wait for them to pile up the dirt and mountains closer." If you set up a ladder from the dirt mountain and want to ride into the city, it is better to aim. ”

The siege of the city has always been surrounded by ten rules, and it has been protracted.

But now, I'm in a race for time. Although the Northern Captives are more than ten times larger, the Ming army is not a Ming army equal to the enemy's combat power.

When Mao Bowen arrived here, he had only one task.

Keep it up.

The longer the delay, the better.

Happy New Year to all

(End of chapter)